Maximum odd induced subgraph of a graph concerning its chromatic number
Combinatorics
2024-02-27 v2
Abstract
Let be the maximum order of an odd induced subgraph of . In 1992, Scott proposed a conjecture that for a graph of order without isolated vertices, where is the chromatic number of . In this paper, we show that the conjecture is not true for bipartite graphs, but is true for all line graphs. In addition, we also disprove a conjecture of Berman, Wang and Wargo in 1997, which states that for a connected graph of order . Scott's conjecture is open for a graph with chromatic number at least 3.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2211.10895,
title = {Maximum odd induced subgraph of a graph concerning its chromatic number},
author = {Tao Wang and Baoyindureng Wu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.10895},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
18 pages, 6 figure